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- 3. Natives from this country try to predict their future for the New Year by pouring molten lead into a bowl of water. As it cools in the water, it is said that the figure that forms will predict what will come in the New Year.
- 4. In this country it’s customary for each family to burn a scarecrow at midnight. The scarecrow represents the negativity of the previous year, so burning it ensures positive energy and good luck as the New Year begins.
- 7. In this country, circles are invoked in clothes and food during New Year’s celebrations. Circles are meant to represent the roundness of coins, wealth, and prosperity. People wear clothing with circular patterns and polka dots at the stroke of midnight to bring affluence into their lives.
- 8. The Peach Drop is the name of the annual celebration held on New Year's Eve in this city of Georgia, USA
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- 1. In order to chase out the bad luck of the New Year, the natives of this country bang white bread against the walls.
- 2. In this country smashing a pomegranate outside one's door at midnight is said to bring good fortune. The red color and seeds of the pomegranate represent fruitfulness and love.
- 5. The “Bear Dance” is a New Year ritual in this country where dancers perform a sequence wearing brightly colored costumes or animal furs to ward off evil.
- 6. In this country as a New Year tradition revellers clutch a dozen green grapes and when the clock strikes midnight, they eat one grape for each bell toll.